Support St. Columba’s Great Pentlands Push!

Join the biggest Charity Challenge Event in our history: Experience the Pentlands like never before!

The Great Pentlands Push in association with Franklin Templeton Investments is a sponsored cross-country trek, walk or run around the stunning landscapes of the Pentland Hills.

This fantastic outdoor event allows you, your family or your team, to choose a level: From the 5 mile ‘Nudge’, 14 mile Bronze, 20 mile Silver up to the 25 mile Gold Route.

All routes begin and end at The Swanston Hub, and the event will take place over 14 hours culminating in some tasty Scottish fare, well deserved drinks and plenty of pampering to soothe those aching joints!

The event aims to be as inclusive as possible, from fitness fanatics to children. Looking to involve your company or group? The Fundraising Team at St Columba’s will happily come and present the event to your organisation at a convenient time.

St Columba’s is delighted to have Wildfox events as our event partners. Wildfox has a fantastic track record of delivering hugely enjoyable and expertly managed large scale sport events.

The event takes place on Saturday 20 September

Visit the Great Pentlands Push website or call our fundraising team on 0131 551 1381 to learn more and sign up for this healthy challenge!

This has got to be more fun than pouring ice-cold buckets of water over your head?

Our treat: college students develop a taste for charity

Scottish Federation of Chefs' Marie-Clare James ... and son! — Scottish Federation of Chefs’ Marie-Clare James … and son!

Edinburgh College serves up a treat and raises £885 for St Columba’s Hospice

More than 500 people tickled their tastebuds at Edinburgh College’s first food and drink festival last week – and they raised £885 for the college’s charity of the year, St Columba’s Hospice.

The treat food festival brought 20 local food and drink producers to the college, who offered a wide range of samples to guests. To name just a few, stallholders included Black & Gold rapeseed oil, Chillilicious chilli chutneys, dips and sauces, The Marshmallow Lady’s homemade flavoured marshmallows as well as a selection of Invararity wines, Thistly Cross ciders and Great Grog Scottish beers.

Edinburgh College’s hospitality students used their skills to create and serve complimentary hot meals, as well as produce breads, cakes and chocolates, which were available to taste and buy. Top chefs including Neil Forbes of Edinburgh’s Café St Honoré (pictured below) gave live cooking demonstrations and a charity fundraising prize draw was also held.

In total, the prize draw and donations from the public, students and staff, helped the festival raise £885 for St Columba’s Hospice, the college’s chosen charity of the year. All the money raised at treat and at other Edinburgh College charity events this year will go towards completing and running the charity’s new hospice, which will allow them to continue to provide the best possible palliative care to their patients and support their family and friends for generations to come. The building is almost complete and St Columba’s are preparing to open the doors of the new building later this spring.

Carol Fyfe, head of tourism and hospitality at Edinburgh College, said: “Treat has been a great shop window to show off our incredibly talented students and staff as well as create links with local Edinburgh businesses, restaurants and cafés. We would like to thank everyone who came along to support this event and for the great total that we raised for St Columba’s Hospice”.

The treat food festival will be taking place again in 2015.

Still time to register for St Columba’s Water of Leith Walk

Water of Leith Walk

While the countdown is on for the St Columba’s Hospice Water of Leith Walk on 12 May, there’s still time to register – registration is open until 10 May, so why not sign up to walk one of the most beautiful routes in Edinburgh to help build a new St Columba’s Hospice?

Sunday 12 May 2013
Start times between 9.30am and 11am

Walk the Big Yin
Balerno – Leith Links (12.25 miles)

Walk the Wee Yin
Murrayfield – Leith Links (5 miles)

We hope you will join us!

Taking a stroll along the Water of Leith is one of the must do things for any visitor to Edinburgh, yet how many of us have ever walked the whole 12.25 miles of it? Here’s your chance to do just that, and help build a new home for St Columba’s Hospice.

The St Columba’s Hospice Water of Leith Walk will be held on Sunday 12 May. Walkers of all ages are welcome, and participants can walk on their own, or enter as a family or a team with up to six members.

Starting in Balerno, the full 12.25 mile walk (the ‘Big Yin’) will follow the river as it winds its way through Colinton Village and Dell, the Union Canal, Saughton Winter Gardens, Murrayfield Stadium, the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, Dean Village, Stockbridge, the Royal Botanic Garden and finally, to our new finishing point at Leith Links.

For those that would find a shorter stroll more appealing, there is also the gentler ‘Wee Yin’ – a five mile route from Murrayfield to Leith.

Along the way you’ll get the chance to see stunning natural landscapes, remnants of Edinburgh’s industrial history, and a wide diversity of plants and animals, from orchids to otters.

This will be an unforgettable experience and help build a new home for St Columba’s Hospice.

To register please contact Sìne on 0131 551 7707 or sward@stcolumbashospice.org.uk or download the flyer/entry form on the right and email it to us.

You can also register on the day, the details are as follows:

The ‘Big Yin’

Registration location – Balerno Community Centre
Registration time – 9.30am – 10.30am
Official start time – 10.00am
End point – Leith Links

The ‘Wee Yin’

Registration location – Murrayfield Coach Park
Registration time – 10.30am – 11.30am
Offical start time – 11.00am
End point – Leith Links

Sainsbury’s support for St Columba’s Hospice

Just a quick update on how we are getting along with our Local Charity of the Year 2012/13 – St Columba’s Hospice.

The staff at Sainsbury’s in Blackhall are big supporters of St Columba’s Hospice, as are all their customers. Since 2012, the store and its shoppers have raised over £6000 by collecting loose change at the checkouts and bag packs. Thank you to everyone for their support.

Shay, Sainsbury’s Blackhall

Light a light tomorrow night

St Columba’s Hospice has a special way of remembering family and friends who are unable to be with us at Christmas time. Every year, thousands of supporters gather in Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square Gardens to watch as the lights of the Tree of Remembrance are switched on – each light on the tree is dedicated to the memory of a loved one, as St. Columba’s Sister Margaret O’Hara explains:

Dear Friend,

My colleagues and I working on the wards at St Columba’s Hospice have been thinking for a few weeks now about how we can make Christmas this year precious for our patients and their families. Christmas is a time when we all look forward to having our families and friends close, sharing in the joyous Festive Season. But for many of us the season can bring sadness as we remember loved ones no longer with us.

Here at St Columba’s Hospice we always mark the beginning of this special season by Lighting a Light on the Tree of Remembrance in Charlotte Square Gardens. Light a Light allows all of us to celebrate life and the memories of those we are unable to hold close.

On behalf of all the nursing staff and volunteers, I invite you to join us in dedicating a light to your loved one on our Tree of Remembrance this Christmas. And, I also ask you to consider making a donation to help to pay for the costs of care during Christmas and into the New Year.

We really hope that you can join us at 6.30pm on Monday (3 December) in Charlotte Square Gardens, when we Light a Light for all those whose memories we cherish.

With warmest regards,

Margaret O’Hara, Sister, St Columba’s Hospice

Doggie delight as Bark in the Park is rescheduled!

disappointeddug — Disappointed dug – but the event’s been rescheduled!

Bring your pampered pooch to St Columba’s sponsored dog walk at Inverleith Park, with a dog show, agility course, doggy manicures and lots more!

The Bark in the Park event to raise funds for St Columba’s Hospice has been rescheduled. The doggie extravaganza was due to take place on 29 July, but following the summer deluge the event had to be postponed. However organisers have set a new date for Bark in the Park and it will now take place on Sunday 26 August at Inverleith Park.

Edinburgh’s four legged friends are invited to put their best paw forward and come along to Bark in the Park on Sunday 26 August – a doggy-themed day out at Inverleith Park in aid of St Columba’s Hospice.

Registration from 9.30am

Wufts dog show starts at 10.30am

Activities run from 10am – 1pm

Dog walk starts at 11am.

Owners who think their canine is Crufts material have a chance of walking away with one of five prizes:

Most Handsome Dog

Waggiest tail

Best Six Legs

Best small dog

Best large dog

For playful pups there will also be an agility course to try out, while for more pampered pooches, doggy manicures and grooming will be available.

Entry costs just £7.50 per dog in advance or £10 on the day and St Columba’s requests that all entrants try to raise at least £25 sponsorship. Entry to the Wufts dog show competition is £5 per dog. So come along for a great day out and give your pampered pooch a real treat!

To sign up, contact St Columba’s Hospice fundraising team on 0131 551 1381 or email fund@stcolumbashospice.org.uk

Bark in the Park 2012 is kindly sponsored by Batchelor, Davidson and Watson Veterinary Surgeons.

Bark in the Park to support St Columba’s

Bring along your pampered pooch to our sponsored dog walk at Inverleith Park – with a dog show, agility course, doggy manicures and lots more!

BARK IN THE PARK

Sunday 29 July 2012

Inverleith Park

Bring along your pamered pooch to our sponsored dog walk at Inverleith Park – with a dog show, agility course, doggy manicures and lots more!

Registration starts at 9.30am
Wufts dog show starts at 10.30am
Activities run from 10am – 1pm
Dog walk starts at 11am

Edinburgh’s four legged friends are invited to put their best paw forward and come along to Bark in the Park on Sunday 29 July – a doggy-themed day out at Inverleith Park in aid of St Columba’s Hospice.

As well as a sponsored dog walk around the park, there will be lots of extra activities guaranteed to get tails wagging. Back again, after its ‘barking’ success last year is the ‘Wufts’ dog show – judged by Fiona McKinlay, a very well regarded and experienced judge and breeder. Owners who think their canine is Crufts material have a chance of walking away with one of five prizes:

Most Handsome Dog – sponsored by Citidogs Creche

Waggiest tail – sponsored by Just for Dogs

Best Six Legs – sponsored by Christine’s Parlour

Best small dog

Best large dog

For playful pups there will also be an agility course to try out, while for more pampered pooches, doggy manicures and grooming will be available.

To sign up or contact St Columba’s Hospice fundraising team at fund@stcolumbashospice.org.uk or telephone 0131 551 1381.

Bark in the Park 2012 is kindly sponsored Batchelor, Davidson and Watson Veterinary Surgeons.

Bark in the Park to support St Columba's

Bring along your pampered pooch to our sponsored dog walk at Inverleith Park – with a dog show, agility course, doggy manicures and lots more!

BARK IN THE PARK

Sunday 29 July 2012

Inverleith Park

Bring along your pamered pooch to our sponsored dog walk at Inverleith Park – with a dog show, agility course, doggy manicures and lots more!

Registration starts at 9.30am
Wufts dog show starts at 10.30am
Activities run from 10am – 1pm
Dog walk starts at 11am

Most Handsome Dog – sponsored by Citidogs Creche

Waggiest tail – sponsored by Just for Dogs

Best Six Legs – sponsored by Christine’s Parlour

Best small dog

Best large dog

For playful pups there will also be an agility course to try out, while for more pampered pooches, doggy manicures and grooming will be available.

To sign up or contact St Columba’s Hospice fundraising team at fund@stcolumbashospice.org.uk or telephone 0131 551 1381.

Bark in the Park 2012 is kindly sponsored Batchelor, Davidson and Watson Veterinary Surgeons.

Join St Columba’s Water of Leith Walk on 13 May

Join in the second St Columba’s Hospice Water of Leith Walk and enjoy some of the most scenic parts of Edinburgh from a new perspective!

Sunday 13th May Start times between 9.30am and 12am

Walk the Big Yin (9:30 – 11:00) Balerno – Leith (12.25 miles)

Walk the Wee Yin (10:30 – 12:00) Murrayfield – Leith (5 miles)

Join our Facebook page for this event here!

You can also register on the day – Please note as pre registered participants have raised sponsorship money for St Columba’s Hospice we ask same-day registrants to make a suggested donation or agree to raise sponsorship after the event. More details on same day registration will be posted nearer the time.

We hope you will join us!

Taking a stroll along the Water of Leith is well known for being one of the must do things for any visitor to Edinburgh, yet how many of us have ever walked the whole 12.25 miles of it? Here’s your chance to do just that, and help build a new home for St Columba’s Hospice at the same time.

The second St Columba’s Hospice Water of Leith Walk will be held on Sunday 13 May. Walkers of all ages are welcome, and participants can either walk it on their own, or enter as a family or a team with up to six members. Entrants are encouraged to wear something blue to show their support of St Columba’s Hospice, with a prize on the day for the best blue fancy dress! We had Banana Man, Smurfs and even Alice in Wonderland, so get your thinking caps on for 2012 as competition is bound to be fierce!

Starting at the town of Balerno, the full 12.25 mile walk (the ‘Big Yin Walk’) will follow the river as it winds its way through Colinton Village and Dell, the Union Canal, Saughton Winter Gardens, Murrayfield Stadium, the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, Dean Village, Stockbridge, the Royal Botanic Garden and finally, to the Shore at Leith.

For those that would rather have a shorter stroll, there is also the option to enter the ‘Wee Yin Walk’ – a five mile route from Murrayfield to Leith. Along the way you’ll get the chance to see stunning natural landscapes, remnants of Edinburgh’s industrial history, and a wide diversity of plants and animals, from orchids to otters.

Sign up today to enjoy an unforgettable experience and help build a new home for St Columba’s Hospice. To find out more call Michael at St Columba’s Hospice on 0131 551 7707 or email us.

St. Columba’s Hospice

Join St Columba's Water of Leith Walk on 13 May

Join in the second St Columba’s Hospice Water of Leith Walk and enjoy some of the most scenic parts of Edinburgh from a new perspective!

Sunday 13th May Start times between 9.30am and 12am

Walk the Big Yin (9:30 – 11:00) Balerno – Leith (12.25 miles)

Walk the Wee Yin (10:30 – 12:00) Murrayfield – Leith (5 miles)

Join our Facebook page for this event here!

We hope you will join us!

Sign up today to enjoy an unforgettable experience and help build a new home for St Columba’s Hospice. To find out more call Michael at St Columba’s Hospice on 0131 551 7707 or email us.

St. Columba’s Hospice